Across
- 2. The top or high point of a wave.
- 5. Light waves bouncing off of a surface.
- 8. Radiation that is used to track the weather.
- 10. Light travels in ____________.
- 12. This type of radiation has the lowest energy and frequency.
- 13. Gamma rays have the highest ___________ on the spectrum.
- 14. Sunscreen works by reflecting this harmful radiation.
- 16. Stars give off this type of radiation but it is blocked by Earth's atmosphere.
- 17. Light waves bending through matter.
- 20. Heat is transferred by a "current" through a liquid or gas.
- 21. Heat is transferred when two objects are touching.
- 22. Heat is transferred by waves.
Down
- 1. A pumpkin appears orange because it ___________ orange light.
- 3. EM waves are a type of ___________, or "moving" energy.
- 4. We can feel this type of radiation as heat but can't see it.
- 6. The distance from one crest to the next.
- 7. A pepper appears red because it ___________ every color of light except red.
- 9. Unlike sound waves, light waves can travel through ___________.
- 11. The only type of radiation we can see.
- 15. This type of radiation has a shorter wavelength than UV rays but a longer wavelength than gamma rays.
- 18. Path of light stops at a surface.
- 19. Electromagnetic radiation arrives on Earth from the __________.
- 23. The bottom or low point of a wave